A few minutes later, Max was brought into the principal’s office.
He looked at the various teachers standing in the room, as well as several principals from The Nation’s top universities.
Max felt doubtful…
Wasn’t he supposed to receive the Rank 5 dungeon materials provided by Silveridge City First Middle School after passing the Academy Assessment!?
Why was he brought to the principal’s office…
and what did it mean for so many teachers to be waiting here?
Could it be…
that his performance was too brilliant!?
“Student Max, I didn’t expect you to possess such high talent!”
“To actually solo the fifth wave of the Academy Assessment relying solely on the Puppet Master class template.”
“Such an achievement—even looking at all of The nation, few could accomplish it!”
“…”
The principal of Silveridge City First Middle School walked out from the crowd and personally came forward to bring tea to Max, his face full of admiration.
It was clear that he was extremely satisfied with Max.
After all…
the boy could clear a Rank 2 Nightmare-level dungeon while still at Rank 1.
As long as he could develop steadily in the future, his prospects would be unimaginable…
He might even help The nation completely level all Magic Tides and become a legend!
“It’s actually nothing… I just put what the teacher taught in class into practice.”
Upon hearing the principal’s words, Max immediately guessed what was going on.
His performance in the Academy Assessment must have been so outstanding that it didn’t just surprise the teachers.
Even the observers sent by the universities were shocked and wanted to extend an olive branch to him early.
He wasn’t surprised by this.
Relying solely on the power of the Six Paths of Pain was enough to shock The nation; there was absolutely no need to hide it.
It was simply badass.
“Hahahaha! This kid really knows how to talk.”
“I knew he could do it back then!”
Hearing Max’s words, the teachers present couldn’t help but laugh.
They all knew that the knowledge taught in class…
might be somewhat useful for ordinary combat classes.
But for the Puppet Master class template, it was completely useless.
After all, who would have thought…
that a class already recognized as the most useless could rise up in Max’s hands!?
Before there was a successful case, no one dared to make such a guarantee.
That was why everyone was so surprised and shocked when they learned Max could get this far with a Puppet Master!
“Alright, let’s leave the jokes at that.”
“Max, let me introduce you. Those standing here are all teachers from The Nation’s current top universities.”
“Among them, the principal of the country’s top university, Imperial University, Principal Albert stein, has also come in person to extend an olive branch. As long as you are willing, you can skip the College Entrance Examination and enter the university directly to study.”
“You will enjoy the high-quality resources provided by the state!”
“…”
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the principal cut straight to the chase and began introducing all the surrounding teachers, with a particular emphasis on Imperial University’s principal, Albert stein.
As the most elite institution in all of The nation, besides gathering the best faculty, the resources the state provided to its incoming students each year were also very substantial.
If converted entirely into alliance coins, it would be a full two million!
And this was just the fixed annual resources.
As long as one performed well in school, the higher-ups would automatically increase the resource supply.
Could directly be piled into a monster!
“Early recruitment by Imperial University!? I didn’t expect The Nation’s top academy to be drawn here.”
“This is unbelievable.”
“…”
While listening to his school’s principal introduce the university teachers, Max was suddenly startled when he heard the name of Imperial University’s principal!
After all, such a figure was a true big shot!
He hadn’t expected such a person to attend this Academy Assessment at Silveridge City First Middle School and, unprecedentedly, want to recruit him, a ‘Puppet Master’, early!
This made him feel very surprised.
“Hello, young friend!”
“I hope you will carefully consider Imperial’s invitation. This will help you realize your talent in the future!”
“…”
Albert stein strode forward and began introducing himself to Max.
As he spoke, everyone around instinctively took a few steps back.
After all, he was the most powerful competitor; no one would give up the chance to enter Imperial.
No one would even think of doing so.
“Imperial!? It truly is an opportunity not to be missed.”
“If I can enter this university, I won’t have to worry about resources anymore…”
“I can even use the resources of The Nation’s top academy to create Deva Path Pain! At that time, my strength will reach its peak.”
“…”
Hearing Albert stein’s invitation, Max immediately began weighing the pros and cons of the choice.
Finding that there were only benefits and no harms, he nodded directly.
He chose to agree.
After all, this was a massive benefit in itself.
Even if he took the College Entrance Examination normally, Imperial University was still the highest institution a student could choose.
In that case, what was wrong with skipping the College Entrance Examination and stepping straight to the finish line!?
“Hahaha, good! With you at Imperial, the legend will continue!”
“Once the College Entrance Examination is over, we will send someone specifically to pick you up.”
“As for whether to participate in the College Entrance Examination, that depends on your own wishes.”
Seeing Max nod in agreement, a smile immediately appeared on Albert stein’s face.
The matter was basically settled; everything else would follow naturally.
First, he had a person in charge lead Max to sign some necessary enrollment documents and provided him with a special black card.
He then prepared to keep chatting with Max about some issues regarding daily cultivation.
After all, most people would be interested in how he managed to raise the Puppet Master class template to such strength.
It was at this moment that the other university recruitment teachers in the principal’s office left unhappily.
They were still muttering something under their breath.
“Why wasn’t it made clear when we came!? Imperial University has come out to snatch people; how can we compete!?”
“Yeah, yeah, he’s a good prospect, but with Imperial here, how can anyone speak up to snatch him? This was a wasted trip.”
“Sigh, it looks like the gap between us and Imperial will only get wider!”
“Speechless! I shouldn’t have come if I’d known.”
…
About thirty minutes passed before Albert stein reluctantly ended his conversation with Max.
During this time, he discovered that Max wasn’t just a genius in cultivation; even his temperament was surprisingly mature!
By the end of the chat, Albert stein’s evaluation consisted of only four words.
“A formidable youth!”
He kept nodding!
As long as Max didn’t die, he would definitely be a peerless genius!
After the chat with Principal Albert stein ended, Max was very content to have received the black card given by Imperial University.
It was to assist in his cultivation.
Just now, about two million alliance coins had already been credited!
Two million alliance coins were equivalent to nearly five years of income for The Nation’s middle class, yet Max had obtained this money in just an instant!
The problem of purchasing resources for the Six Paths of Pain in the future seemed to be solved.
Awesome!
“With so much money on hand… I can completely buy all the resources needed to create the Human Path in the market.”
“I reckon around this time tomorrow or the day after… I’ll be able to create the third Pain!”
“Awesome!”
After watching Albert stein leave, Max looked through the hallway window at the students who were still gathered on the playground, reluctant to leave…
Most of them were waiting for the final Academy Assessment results…
all to obtain the qualification for the College Entrance Examination and break their heads trying to get into a prestigious school.
And now, he had already received an early invitation from The Nation’s highest institution, Imperial University.
Skipping the College Entrance Examination…
and enrolling directly.
If he told others, they would probably die of envy.
“A few days ago, I had the most useless class, but now I stand at the peak of the student stage.”
“…”
Max didn’t spend long reminiscing.
He still had one last thing to take: the Rank 5 dungeon materials that Silveridge City First Middle School had promised him.
These were the keys to creating the Animal Path in the future.
He couldn’t let them go.
Turning around, Max entered the principal’s office and took the Soul of Summoning Demon and the Spirit Gathering Array he had previously agreed to take.
These two materials were among the most important for creating the Animal Path.
Aside from the Rank 5 monster core, only the last two materials remained: the Soul of Ten Thousand Beasts and the Arm of the Adapting Treant.
Max knew which sections these two materials would drop from.
For now, they were still a bit out of reach.
The priority was to create the Human Path Pain as quickly as possible.
Then…
he could start grinding dungeons and making money.
After upgrading the Pains’ four-dimensional attributes, he might be able to attempt a Rank 5 dungeon.
When that time comes, the Animal Path will be within easy reach!
After imagining the future for a while, Max left the school and ran to the Material Exchange Market with the black card Albert stein had just given him.
As the largest market in Silveridge City, one could use money here to exchange for basically all materials produced in Rank 1 to Rank 3 dungeons.
Therefore…
obtaining the materials needed for the Human Path was not difficult at all.
After browsing for a while and haggling over the price, Max obtained all the materials for creating the Human Path at the cost of one million alliance coins.
Then, he excitedly ran back home.
He began preparing to create the Human Path!